How to Grow Onions Indoors - Year Round

Never again find that you have no onions for that special recipe. Live in a cold climate, that's ok. Live in a small apartment, that's ok. Grow them on your kitchen table. Your potted onions will make a great center piece.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 3 Green Onions
• 3 Red Onions
• 2 Planting Containers with reservoir tray
• Soilless Planting Mixture
• 1 Large Spoon
• Water
• Organic Fertilizer

1. 
    
   Red Onions

   Pick out your container. It can be anything from plant pot, washed and halved milk jug to a halved 1 liter plastic pop bottle. Be creative. Add color.

2. 
    
   Green Onions

   Get your onions. You can get them cheaper from the supermarket. Cut the very bottoms off with roots attached. Use the top portion for cooking and plant the bottom part with roots. This works for both the green and red onions

3. 
    
   Potted Onion

   Put dirt in container. Use your spoon and make 3 inch holes. Plant the 3 green onions together with a bit of space in between. Plant the larger red onions in the medium to large container. They will need more room for growth so they can bulb out.

4. 
    
   Organic Fertilizer

   Fertilize according to directions. Onions sprout very easily. You will be seeing little sprouts in less a week or so, if that.

Tips & Warnings

• You can have onions year round.
• Place containers any where in your home.
• Make sure they get time in the sun.
• On sunny days, place outside.
• Water more often on extra hot days.
• Snip bits off green onions for cooking and salads.
• You can gently dig up a red onion bulb after they are reporducing.
• You are sure to enjoy this.

[jdinmhk]

on 10/19/2009 Just plant the bottom of the bulb into the soil(will be white, red, yellow, or purple) The bulb doesn't have to be buried completely. I have quit burying bulbs because the disease risk is lower and bulbs get bigger.

[starlet67]

on 5/23/2009 Great tips for growing onions indoors!5*

[DUSTYMILLS]

on 3/18/2009 This is a terrific idea! I grow onions in my garden every year, but have never done this. Bet this is something the kids would love to do.....thanks for a wonderful idea.

[barb4bebes]

on 2/19/2009 Dumb question here...what part gets placed in the dirt? the top green part or just the whole bottom part which is the onion?

[barb4bebes]

on 2/19/2009 Dumb question here...what part gets placed in the dirt? the top green part or just the whole bottom part which is the onion?